Hadith 45

(The book) ‘Uyoun Akhbar Al-Reza-asws’, may the greetings be upon him-asws – My father, from Al Kumundany, and Muhammad Al Attar, both together from Ibn Isa, from Al Bazanty who said, ‘I heard Al-Reza-asws saying: ‘A man from the children of Israel killed a relative of his, then he took him and dropped him upon a path of a superior tribe from the tribes of the children of Israel. Then he came seeking his blood (compensation). They said to Musa-as, ‘A tribe of the progeny of so and so have killed so and so. Inform us who killed him! ’
He-as said; ‘Bring me-asws a cow’. They said: ‘Are you taking us for mockery? ’ He said: ‘I seek Refuge with Allah from becoming one of the ignorant ones’. [2: 67]? ’ And had they deliberated to a cow, it would have sufficed them, but they were difficult, so Allah-azwj was Difficult upon them. They said: ‘Supplicate for us to your Lord to clarify for us what it is’. He said: He is Saying, “It is a cow neither with calves nor a virgin, – meaning neither young nor old – of an age between that; [2: 68]. And had they deliberated to a cow it would have sufficed them, but they were difficult, so Allah-azwj was Difficult upon them. They said: ‘Supplicate for us to your Lord to Clarify for us what its colour is’. He said, ‘He-azwj is Saying: “It is bright yellow, such that its colour delighting the beholders”. [2: 69]. And had they deliberated to a cow, it would have sufficed them, but they were difficult, so Allah-azwj was difficult upon them. They said: ‘Supplicate for us to your Lord to Clarify for us what it is. The cows are alike upon us, and we will if Allah so Desires, be guided aright. [2: 70] He said: ‘He is Saying: “It is neither a cow trained to plough the land, nor irrigate the farm, sound, there being no blemish in it”. They said: ‘Now you have come with the Truth’. [2: 71]. They sought is and found it in the possession of a youth from the children of Israel. He said, ‘I will not sell it except for a bull skin filled with gold’. They came over to Musa-as and they said that to him-as. He-as said: ‘Buy it’. So they bought it and came over with it. He-as ordered them with slaughtering it, then instructed that they strike the deceased with its tail. So when they did that, the killed ones (became) alive and said, ‘O Rasool-as of Allah-azwj! A son of my uncle killed me besides the one who invited me over it for my killing’. Thus, they knew by that, his killer. Some of his-as companions said to Rasool-as of Allah-azwj Musa-as: ‘This cow, there is some news for it? ’ He-as said, ‘And what is it? ’. They said, ‘A youth from the Children of Israel was rightful with his father, and he had bought something. He came over to his father and the keys (to the money) was beneath his head, and he disliked waking him. He left that sale. His father woke up (later one), and he informed him. He said to him, ‘Excellent! Take this cow, for it is for you instead of what (deal) you had lost’. He-asws said: ‘Rasool-as of Allah-azwj Musa-as said to him: ‘Look at the righteousness, what (benefits) reach its performer! ’’[45]